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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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“Target demonstrated today that their security team is prepared to kick people out of their store if they think it's necessary. If ICE agents come in without a warrant and threaten the safety of our community, will Target kick them out, too?”

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Milwaukee Area Labor Council leads ‘sing-in’ at Target, demands ICE out
Milwaukee, WI – On the afternoon of January 31, more than a dozen activists gathered together at the call of the Milwaukee Area Labor Cou...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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“Reproductive justice and immigrant justice are connected. You can’t have bodily autonomy if people cannot walk into a hospital without fear."

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Minnesota pro-choice activists demand bodily autonomy for all and ICE out
St. Paul, MN – On January 22, the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling, the Minnesota Abortion Action Committee (MNAAC) held a rally f...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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“My son came home one day from school asking, ‘Why Is Trump targeting us?’ If I don't fight for my son, these kids, who else is going to fight for them?”

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Tacoma marches against Trump and ICE
Tacoma, WA – Over 1000 people gathered in Tacoma’s Firefighters Park, January 25, to protest the racist Trump administration. Protester...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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The same police terror that has historically been used on African-American communities is currently being deployed towards immigrant communities to carry out Donald Trump’s white supremacist agenda of mass deportations.

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FRSO African American commission statement on the murder of Renee Good and the attacks by ICE
The African-American Commission of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization unequivocally condemns the brutal shooting and killing of un...
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January 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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“While our streets are being terrorized by ICE, we're hearing nothing from you. You sit up there and don't interact with the people who make up our communities."

#IceOutNow

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Seattle: City council disrupted by protesters demanding ‘ICE out now!’
Seattle, WA – 30 people in council chambers came together January 13, for a protest organized by the Seattle Alliance Against Racist an...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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"The U.S. is sending signals that military action against Iran is imminent. . . . The anti-war movement should get prepared and stay ready to act."

@freedomroadorg.bsky.social #Iran

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Statement on U.S. Military Threats Against Iran
The U.S. is sending signals that military action against Iran is imminent. Troops have been partially evacuated from Al Udeid Air Base ...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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The rally opened with a speech honoring the life of Renee Nicole Good, mentioning the New Year’s Eve ICE murder of Keith Porter in Los Angeles and the 32 lives lost in ICE detention centers in 2025.

#ReneeGood

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Western MA demands ICE out, mourns Renee Good
Northampton, MA - On Sunday, January 11, the River Valley chapter of FRSO co-sponsored a rally with local activist groups demanding an ...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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On January 4, anti-war protesters held rallies in front of the U.S. District Court this weekend to denounce the U.S. Military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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Tacoma unites to protest attacks on Venezuela
By Jack Koncar and Jon Staub Tacoma, WA - On January 4, anti-war protesters held rallies in front of the U.S. District Court this weeken...
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January 5, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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"I have no interest in supporting this deportation machine and if an aviation grant is what’s on the line, it's clear to me where the city should stand on that, and where my obligations are to people in this city and around the country.”

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Denver community stops expansion of deportation flight operation
Denver, CO - Organizers in Denver are continuing the fight against local airline Key Lime Air, responsible for deportation flights. Ov...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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“TPUSA doesn’t belong on our campus, and if they are chartered we will be there to protest them. Every time they try to bring a racist onto our campus we will be there to say: ‘Hell no!’"

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After appeal, Loyola University New Orleans students kick TPUSA off campus again
New Orleans, LA - On December 3, students at Loyola University New Orleans showed up to oppose the second attempt at chartering a Turni...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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“Unions today are weak because they have abandoned class-struggle politics. But if we rebuild unions around those fundamentals, we create strong, lasting unions capable of real change.”

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Seattle FRSO hosts labor author Joe Burns
Seattle, WA - On December 7, Freedom Road Socialist Organization - Seattle hosted Joe Burn, a labor lawyer and author of Class Struggle U...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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“Shout out to the African-American leaders of Chicago, you pushed ICE the fuck out of here. LA led the uprising against the ICE attacks, against Trump. Chicago and LA set the tone for the rest of the country.”

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Immigrant rights highlighted at NAARPR conference
By Jackson Robak Chicago, IL - Over 900 people attended the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) over the ...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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“We must work not only to unmask ICE agents, but also to unmask silence, and unmask complicity, as ICE terrorizes our community.”

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Tacoma crowds demand ‘Masks off ICE’ and community mobilizes for rapid response
Tacoma, WA – In the early afternoon of November 9, around 100 people rallied for “Masks-Off ICE” to prevent ICE and DHS from operating ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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“Mr. Sánchez-Castro's death is yet another tragic example of the ongoing pattern of medical neglect caused by both ICE and GEO,” Vazquez stated.
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Tacoma honors the loss of immigrant community member, renews calls to shut down detention center
. | Fight Back! News") Tacoma, WA – On October 25, around 50 community members gathered in the stormy weather conditions outside of the...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Hundreds marched for Indigenous People’s Day on October 13, this year marking the city of Seattle’s first recognition of the holiday.

#IndigenousPeoplesDay

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Seattle marches for Indigenous People’s Day
Seattle, WA – Hundreds marched for Indigenous People’s Day on October 13, this year marking the city of Seattle’s first recognition of ...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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"Low-income households will actually pay more taxes and receive fewer and lower benefits from the federal government. The new law takes from the poor and gives to the rich, Robin Hood in reverse."

#BigBeautifulBill #Trump

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: Good for billionaires, bad for workers and immigrants
San José, CA - On Friday, July 4, President Trump signed his “Big Beautiful Bill” of tax cuts for the wealthy, cuts to health insurance...
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July 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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“People being present and having press, the more light we shine on it, we know that is a deterrent. They aren’t used to having people out here, so we are catching them by surprise,” stated Gallager.

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Community activists show up at ICE check-ins to support undocumented immigrants
St. Rose, LA - On June 17, over 20 activists and community members showed up to monitor a building in Saint Rose, Louisiana where ICE cal...
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June 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Emergency rally in Boston
Stop the War On Iran!
Park Street Station, June 22 at 1 pm
June 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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The GEO Group doesn't just operate detention centers; it also has ICE contracts for the transportation and surveillance of immigrants.
June 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Alejandro Orellana, an immigrant rights activist who was arrested by the FBI, was freed from federal custody: “Protesting is not a crime and when people come together like this, anything is possible.”

#ICERaids

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Immigrant rights activist Alejandro Orellana freed from federal custody
after his release. | Photo: Fight Back! News") Los Angeles, CA - On Friday, June 13, Alejandro Orellana, an immigrant rights activist ...
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June 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Chicanos are being racially profiled for speaking Spanish; people are bound, shackled, ripped away from their families; they are thrown into countries where they are persecuted, threatened, assaulted and fear for their lives!

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Seattle protesters enforce blockade against ICE, clash with cops, put a halt to detainments
Seattle, WA – In the early morning hours of June 10, activists and community members gathered at the courtyard of the Henry M. Jackson ...
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June 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
June 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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"People would rather clash with local and federal agencies, tear gas, National Guard and all, than watch families get ripped apart and their neighbors get taken away in unmarked vans. Their courage shows us the way forward."

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Los Angles rises up against ICE raids and deportations!
Chicanos, Mexicanos, Central Americans and supporters across Los Angeles are rising up against the agents of Trump’s attacks on immigra...
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June 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM